Lovell Police Investigating An Apparent Murder-Suicide

Lovell, Wy – Two people are dead in Lovell following anapparent murder-suicide yesterday (Monday). Authorities identified the dead as 22-year-old Brenda Lee Davilaand 23-year-old Steven D. Lopez. Lovell Police Chief Nick Lewis says Davila was the victim andLopez was the lone suspect in the shooting. Four shots were firedfrom a handgun in the incident. Lewis says he wants to see final autopsy results before formallyclassifying the incident as a murder-suicide. The shooting occurred at about 2 p.m. yesterday in front of aresidence on Carmon Avenue. Lewis says the couple engaged in abrief argument before the shooting. He says several people in theneighborhood witnessed the incident. Lewis says the two had recently moved into Wyoming. He says theyboth had family in Lovell and says they had two children together The shooting happened about half a block from the playground atLovell Elementary School. Dan Coe is superintendent of Big Horn County School DistrictNumber Two. He says school staff members quickly brought childrenwho had been outside on recess back into the building when theyheard the shots.